Dally

Just saw this post, I am in a similar situation. I have all of my parts for a venturi burner, I have an old flushed out propane tank and 4 walls of a square forge from 1/8" sheet metal. I have a good portion of 2" Kaowool but no rigidizer and have been looking at a refractory from lowes to help firm it up and fill the forge body in order to get a better heated area. I am also in NH, up near Rochester. Let me know what you decided on in terms of your forge build, I would be interested to see how it worked out. Cheers, Dally

That baby sure does look rock solid, what normally happens when you have a miss hit? is there any benefit to having a stone anvil, like does it not suck the heat out as fast? -Dally

Thank you all, I am glad to hear that my first anvil purchase was a good one, I will be sure to contribute to this forum as my skill level as well as my knowledge increases. The guy I purchased it from just wanted it to go into the hands of someone who was going to use it. I will be sure to serve it well. Cheers, Dally

Good to know, I cant wait to use it! and get her looking pretty. For reference I picked her up for $315 so $2.25/lb. in New Hampshire Anvil prices are through the roof so I was glad I could get one for a decent price. Dally

Hi Frosty, Thanks, I am glad to hear I picked a good one. The rust doesn't really bother me, I think the oil will help quite a bit and I was wondering why the sound was so quiet! I have heard that before about the face just needing hot steel being hammered on it, is that all it really takes? I will take good care of her and makes sure to not rough the edges further, there are still some good spots for shouldering so I think I should be fine for the meantime. Best, Dally

Hi All, New to this site, I just purchased my first anvil and I am very excited. I wanted to get your thoughts on the condition and whether or not to clean it up as it is so old. Here are a few pictures. One thing is that on the bottom it says May 13, 1884/1894 but the back says 1900 can someone clear that up for me? In addition I think I got a really good deal on it but I dont know the going rate for these types of things. For more information I am located in New Hampshire. Thanks, Dally